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“When I step into the ring and see my opponent, I say to myself: ‘I have worked this hard and lost this much weight for this guy’ and at that moment I just feel like letting it all out,” said IBF and IBO world champion Vakhtang (Vik) Darchinyan. He is forced to lose 14-15 pounds …

World boxing champion and IBF average weight rated Arthur Abraham has been transferred out of the hospital after his boxing match with Edison Miranda on September 23. Abraham won the match, but broke his jaw. Arthur Abraham has told German presses that he’s fine now. “I’m sure that this won’t affect my career as a …

On September 23, IBF world champion Artur Abraham and Columbian boxer Edison Miranda came out to the ring in Veztler, Germany to box. Many were interested in the boxing match, which was supposed to take place in August but was postponed due to Abraham’s health conditions. Miranda claimed that Abraham was afraid to fight and …

– At your age women are interested in other things. What do your friends and family think about the fact that you like boxing and are a professional boxer? – Everyone that knows me, I mean my family, my relatives and my friends, are happy for that. I know that there are people that don’t …

Smbat Lputyan has left the hospital already and will continue his medical treatment at home. The chess master had a car accident recently. On a subway, a “Moskwich” model car crashed Lputyan’s car, and Lputyan’s family members and the chess master got some physical injuries, however he’s doing fine now.

World-famous tennis player Andre Aghassi ended his career. Thirty-six year old Aghassi is one of the five tennis players in the world, whose name goes down in history as the winner of all four world championships. Aghassi lost to German tennis player Benjamin Becker during the third stage of the U.S. championship. Throughout his career, …

Porterfield is Scottish by nationality and was born in the city of Danfermlayn, Scotland in 1946. Since 1964, Porterfield has coached the “Rate Rovers”, “Sanderland” and “Schefield Uensdei” teams. He started his coaching career at “Schefield Uensdei” and was a player/coach for the team from 1988-1979. Porterfield has headed the Scottish “Aberdin” soccer team from …

The International Olympic Academy organized a seminar for young athletes on June 19-July 3 in Olympia, Greece and Armenia was one of the 90 countries participating. Usually, young athletes, trainers, sport journalists, sport doctors and other specialists take part in the academy’s meetings-people who believe in the Olympic slogan “winning isn’t everything”. Honorable president of …

According to head of the Armenian football federation, Rouben Hayrapetyan, the head of the football federation of France, member of FIFA and UEFA executive board, Michael Platini is invited to visit Armenia. During his visit Platini is going to have a meeting with Rouben Hayrapetyan, take part in the opening presentation of two small football …

Head of FIFA, Yozef Blatter has said that Zidane may lose his best soccer player ranking if it turns out that the incident Materazzi was Zidane’s fault. He also added that FIFA had started an investigation to find out whose fault it was. During an interview, Zidane with the French “Canal+”, Zidane said that Materazzi …